Why do the Navy Seals always go back to save a dead or wounded member when engaged in combat then? Sometimes this gets another seal killed or wounded. They have this motto "never leave a team member behind".
I can see the ships in the Navy not wanting to endanger the entire crew for just one guy or even a few guys. Especially during WWII when enemy submarines could be lurking beneath the waves nearby.
I can see going back to save a wounded mate but to risk your life in combat to pick up a BODY is not very smart. Why risk another life for a Body? I think it's more to do with group psychology that effective military tactics for that one mission. I think it's to preserve the groups integrity for future missions.
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Originally Posted by August
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Originally Posted by Phil
i saw in flags of our fathers then the man fell overboard they said the boats weren't stopping to pick him up, did this really happen? would no one stop to pick this man up?
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Depends on the situation.
In the age of sail stopping the ship quickly could dismast it.
In modern times with subs about a stopped ship is a sitting duck target.
In a convoy or formation they'd run the risk of collision.
Bottom line is one mans life worth risking the rest of the crew and the ship itself to save him? |